Lens 0–2 Sporting Lisbon: Result, Report and Stats
UEFA Champions League · Wednesday 14 October 2026 · played · updated 2026-10-17
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Result: Lens 0 – 2 Sporting Lisbon
- Before kick-off the prices, margin removed, gave Sporting Lisbon win 34%. The market had leaned to a Lens win (40%); the result went against it.
- Asian handicap Lens 0: lost for Lens backers.
- Goals line 3: 2 goals, so the over lost and the under won.
Every prediction on this page was published before kick-off and is left as it was. Moneyball's own model reading of this match, and how it compared with the result, is in the Match Centre.
Lens welcome Sporting Lisbon to Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens in UEFA Champions League action on Wednesday 14 October 2026.
Lens have played 6 matches in UEFA Champions League this season, scoring 1.8 and conceding 1.7 goals a game and winning 33% of them. At home they average 2.3 goals scored and 1.3 conceded over 3 matches, with a 100% win rate. Sporting Lisbon have played 2 matches in UEFA Champions League this season, scoring 2.5 and conceding 0.5 goals a game and winning 100% of them. Away from home they average 2.0 goals scored and 0.0 conceded over 1 match, with a 50% win rate.
On the bookmakers' prices, with their margin taken out, there is little to separate them: Lens 40%, the draw 26%, Sporting Lisbon 34%.
The odds
Decimal odds; the percentages are the chances the prices imply once the bookmaker's margin (10.2% on this market) is taken out. The main Asian handicap is Lens 0 at 1.75, Sporting Lisbon at 2.14. The main goals line is 3: over 1.93, under 1.94, which gives over 50%.
Lens: form and key numbers
In style Lens press high, cross a lot, create plenty of chances.
- Expected goals: 1.98 a match created, 1.81 conceded (goals minus xG: -0.9).
- Shots: 14.8 a match, 6.5 on target.
- Possession: 50.5% on average.
- Clean sheets: 0% of matches (0% at home).
- Both teams scored in 83% of their matches.
- Corners: 7.0 a match.
- Discipline: 1.8 yellow cards a match, 2.0 reds.
- Average Sportmonks player rating: 6.86.
Sporting Lisbon: form and key numbers
- Expected goals: 1.41 a match created (goals minus xG: +2.2).
- Shots: 9.5 a match, 5.0 on target.
- Possession: 41.0% on average.
- Clean sheets: 50% of matches (100% away).
- Both teams scored in 50% of their matches.
- Corners: 2.0 a match.
- Discipline: 1.0 yellow cards a match.
- Average Sportmonks player rating: 6.91.
Lens vs Sporting Lisbon: season averages side by side
| Lens | Per match | Sporting Lisbon |
|---|---|---|
| 1.98 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.41 |
| 1.81 | xG conceded | – |
| 1.83 | Goals | 2.50 |
| 14.8 | Shots | 9.5 |
| 6.5 | Shots on target | 5.0 |
| 2.8 | Big chances missed | 1.0 |
| 58.2 | Pressure share % | – |
| 17.3 | Tackles | 17.5 |
| 11.7 | Fouls | 12.5 |
| 1.8 | Yellow cards | 1.0 |
Season averages per match from Sportmonks, over 6 and 2 measured matches.
Lens vs Sporting Lisbon: head-to-head stats and key numbers
- Lens have won 0, drawn 0 and lost 1 of the last 1 meetings in our data.
- Goals in those games: Lens 0, Sporting Lisbon 2 - 2.0 a match.
- The most recent meeting finished Lens 0-2 Sporting Lisbon (October 13th 2026).
Head to head
In their last 1 meetings Lens won 0, drew 0 and lost 1.
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2026 | Lens | 0 – 2 | Sporting Lisbon |
Players to watch
Lens
- Ruben Aguilar RWB · Attacking wing-back · Moneyball Score 56 · Reads the game, Ball-winner (top 12% of his position)
- Robin François Philippe Risser GK · Ball-playing keeper · Moneyball Score 55 · Secure passer, Dominant in the air (top 7% of his position)
Scouting spotlight: Florian Thauvin
Florian Thauvin, 33 · Lens · RWF · Creative winger · Moneyball Score 74
Florian Thauvin, 33, plays as a winger for Lens in Ligue 1. Strongest for his role in accurate crosses and expected assists (est.). Weakest in dispossessed. Moneyball Scout, the engine behind our Scouting Players Research, rates him against every winger in Europe's top five leagues - and this is what he does better than almost all of them.
Percentile against his position on each figure: 50 is the average winger, 90 the top tenth.
Positions he can play
- RW · Winger Natural, 74
- LW · Winger Accomplished, 70
- CAM · Attacking midfielder Competent, 67
Where he is strongest
| Figure | His number | Better than |
|---|---|---|
| Accurate crosses | 3.00 / 90 | 100% |
| Expected assists (est.) | 0.48 / 90 | 99% |
| Expected goals | 0.61 / 90 | 97% |
| Big chances created | 1.00 / 90 | 97% |
| Key passes | 3.17 / 90 | 93% |
Roles he suits
- ★★★★★ Creative winger Winger
- ★★★★½ Wide playmaker Wide midfielder
- ★★★★ Creator Attacking midfielder
Scout's notes: Crosser, Creator, Gets into scoring positions.
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Lens vs Sporting Lisbon prediction
Moneyball's model expects about 3.1 goals - 1.46 for Lens and 1.66 for Sporting Lisbon - with over 2.5 goals at 60% and both teams scoring at 63%. Little separates the sides on the numbers, and a draw is the single likeliest result.
Prediction: Lens 1-1 Sporting Lisbon
The full model, every line of this match, in the Match Centre
Lens vs Sporting Lisbon betting tips
- Tip 1: Draw or either side by one goal is the shape of it - avoid the result market no side above 40%
- Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals 60% by the model, 3.12 goals expected
- Tip 3: Both teams to score: yes 63% by the model
- Tip 4: Over 3.5 cards the two sides average 4.8 cards a match between them
- Tip 5: Over 8.5 corners 9.0 corners a match between them
Statistical leanings from the data, not certainties. 18+ only, where betting is legal; never stake more than you can afford to lose.
Moneyball's pick
The Dixon-Coles and xG model prices every line of this match: the win, draw and loss probabilities, fair odds and the expected value of each handicap and goals line. This match is one of the free picks of its schedule.
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Lens vs Sporting Lisbon: questions and answers
When is Lens vs Sporting Lisbon?
Lens vs Sporting Lisbon is on Wednesday 14 October 2026, in UEFA Champions League.
Where is Lens vs Sporting Lisbon played?
At Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, Lens's home ground.
Who will win Lens vs Sporting Lisbon?
It is close: Lens 40%, draw 26%, Sporting Lisbon 34%. Our prediction is Lens 1-1 Sporting Lisbon.
Who is the player to watch in Lens vs Sporting Lisbon?
Florian Thauvin of Lens: a creative winger with a Moneyball Score of 74 against every winger in Europe's top five leagues.
How many goals will there be in Lens vs Sporting Lisbon?
Moneyball's model expects about 3.1 goals, with over 2.5 goals at 60%.
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